The Post-Standard's weekly news quiz returns after a brief hiatus

7. TRUE OR FALSE? The bright object seen above the full moon Wednesday night was no space station, satellite or UFO. It was the planet Jupiter in "near opposition'' (the time when it is closest to Earth) and thus at its brightest. Stephen D. Cannerelli/The Post-Standard

1. Syracuse’s North Side is known as “Little Italy” because it once was home to the city’s Italian immigrant population. Before that, the neighborhood was settled by Germans. Now, with an influx of refugees and immigrants from around the world, the North Side is poised to adopt a new slogan. What is it?
a) Little Burma.
b) Gateway to Many Nations.
c) Salt City Mosaic.
d) The Great Melting Pot.

2. Meanwhile, a street on the city’s Near West Side is the target of another makeover. Syracuse University is conducting a design competition to transform five blocks of Wyoming Street, between East Fayette and Gifford streets, into what?
a) An urban fitness trail.
b) A skateboard park.
c) A “healthy street” to encourage physical activity and outdoor play.
d) An open-air market.

3. Secretary of State (and former New York Sen.) Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn’t plan to stick around for President Barack Obama’s second term. What will Clinton do now?
a) Run the foundation founded by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
b) Run for president.
c) Start her own women’s rights initiative.
d) Retire from public life.

4. The New York Energy Research and Development Authority found itself in hot water earlier this week when it inadvertently linked to a pornographic video along with a collection of its own videos promoting energy conservation. What was the title of the naughty YouTube film?
a) “Deep, Dark Chocolate.”
b) “Oh, Tannenbaum!”
c) “Frosty the Pervert.”
d) “Santa Baby.”

5. Speaking (ahem) of the cold, don’t bet the farm on another mild winter. Why?
a) Meteorological trends point to another “snowpocalypse” year, with average snowfall and cold temperatures.
b) Siberia got a lot of snow in the fall.
c) High pressure over Greenland will keep storms over the Northeast.
d) All of the above.

6. Eight-year-old Austin Blance received a “Youth Good Samaritan” award this week from the Central New York Chapter of the American Red Cross for performing CPR on his mom after she had a seizure. Where did he learn CPR?
a) At school.
b) From watching “School House Rock.”
c) From watching The History Channel.
d) At Boy Scouts.

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. b ... or c ... or d.
4. c
5. d
6. c
7. True! According to Philip Nicholson, a Cornell University astronomy professor, the moon passes near Jupiter and the other planets once each month, but this week the passage was particularly close. In South America, it was so close that Jupiter was seen to pass in front of the moon, he said.